State lawmakers are demanding sweeping changes to the taxpayer-funded programs that Gov. Rick Scott uses to attract jobs to Florida, citing the need for more openness and better accountability.

The changes come in the wake of a Herald/Times investigation into accountability shortcomings within the state’s jobs incentive programs. And the proposed overhaul comes as new leadership takes over Enterprise Florida, the state’s lead economic development entity tasked with assembling incentive packages.

The Legislature’s biggest proposed change would clamp a limit on the total annual amount of state money available to attract companies: a $60 million yearly cap in House legislation and $50 million in the Senate version.

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